The situation at the Norwegian Christian Home and Health Center, a nursing home and rehab center in Bensonhurst, is a familiar one for many elderly Catholics in Brooklyn and Queens.
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Members Find Solace, Fun at Widows, Widowers Group in Flushing
“By coming to things like this, you’re planning ahead, you’re looking forward to something all of the time.”
Cardinal Tobin, New Jersey Bishops Denounce Assisted Suicide Act
As of August 1, a New Jersey law has gone into effect allowing residents over 18 to request medical assistance in dying by receiving a prescription for lethal medication, if they have a terminal diagnosis of six months or less to live.
Bishop: New Jersey Assisted Suicide Law Will Cause ‘Undue Pressure’ on Elderly
On the eve of New Jersey’s new assisted law going into effect, Bishop James Checchio of Metuchen has issued a pastoral letter lamenting that state’s move into what he terms the “darkness of despair.”
Be Santa to a Senior
by Rita Piro, Christmas is for kids. How often have we heard this said? Or perhaps said it ourselves.